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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Black", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b>FoVea Travel and Networking Award</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Females of Vision et al. (FoVea) is excited to announce its 8th round of the
<i>FoVea Travel and Networking Award</i>. At least eight awards will be funded by the National Science Foundation and the journal
<i>Visual Cognition</i>. The FoVea Travel and Networking Award includes up to $1000 to cover costs for attending the 2024 Vision Science Society (VSS) meeting.</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Black", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Submissions are due on March 5th, 2024
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">and should be submitted through
</span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications" id="OWAba9b6428-598f-c493-e159-017a247c9c71" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">http://www.foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications</a></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">.
</span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Questions can be sent to
<a href="mailto:fovea.award@gmail.com" id="OWA3d633413-a613-238f-3d35-f6aa9dc90311" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
fovea.award@gmail.com</a>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The FoVea Travel and Networking Award is open to members of the Vision Science Society (VSS) who identify as women, including transgender, intersex, and
non-binary individuals. Applicants may hold pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, pre-tenure faculty, or research scientist positions. FoVea is working toward advancing the success of all women in vision science and strives to be inclusive to members of all races,
ethnicities, sexual orientations, and persons with disabilities.</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">FoVea created this award as part of its mission to advance the visibility, impact, and success of women in vision science. A report
from Cooper and Radonjić (2016) indicated that in 2015, the ratio of women to men in VSS was near equal at the pre-doctoral level (1:1.13) but decreased as career stage increased. The decline is symptomatic of forces that impede the professional development
of women in vision science. A key aspect of professional development is building a professional network to support scientific pursuits and to provide mentorship at critical junctions in one’s academic career. The FoVea Travel and Networking Award will help
women in vision science to build their professional network by encouraging them to meet with two Networking Contacts at the VSS meeting to discuss their research and consider potential for collaboration. The Networking Contacts can be of any gender.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>The goals of the FoVea Travel and Networking Award are to</b>:</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Increase the visibility of women by giving them the opportunity to meet and have one-on-one discussions with senior
scientists at the meeting.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Increase the productivity of women by potentially stimulating collaborative research with the Networking Contacts.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Increase the networking skills of women, both those who apply for and win the awards, and those who peruse the written
reports of awardees on the FoVea website (www.foveavision.org).</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Increase the accessibility of VSS for excellent women in vision science.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Increase the number of awards women vision scientists can list on their CVs, thereby enhancing their professional
profile. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Black", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Medium"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Materials to be submitted by the
<u>applicant</u>:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The following materials should be combined in a single PDF and uploaded through the “Submit Application” link at
</span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications" id="OWA6a28ad4b-383c-2c8f-aa8d-60c1e721b55a" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">http://www.foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications</a></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Networking Plan
</b>(500 word limit): a proposal describing the applicant’s plan to network with <b>
<u>two</u></b> senior scientists during the VSS 2024 meeting. The plan should include an explanation for why the applicant chose these particular Networking Contacts, a plan for what topics will be discussed during the meeting, and a statement of how the applicant
hopes relationships with the Networking Contacts will help advance their research/career agenda.
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>DEI statement</b> (250 word limit): a description of the ways in which the applicant is increasing diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Vision Science. This statement may include ways in which the applicant increases DEI representation, has diversity of experiences, and/or research activities that are bringing new opportunities for representation in Vision Science
or the broader community. </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Networking Contact statements of agreement:</b> a statement from each senior scientist named as a Networking Contact
that says:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 40px;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">“I agree to serve as a Networking Contact for [applicant] and will meet with them at VSS 2024.</span><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">”</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 40px;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">This is
<i>not </i>a letter of recommendation and should not elaborate on the merits of the applicant. Networking Contacts can provide this statement in an email to the applicant or written on letterhead. Statements of agreement should be included in the PDF submitted
by the applicant.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Medium"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Materials to be submitted by the
<u>applicant’s advisor, research supervisor, or department head</u>: </span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">a letter of recommendation from the applicant’s advisor, research supervisor, or department head. Letters should be no more than
1 page. This letter should be submitted by the letter writer through the “Submit Recommendation” link at
</span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications" id="OWA205dcb64-d025-239c-0a16-fd13642ff651" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">http://www.foveavision.org/awards/accepting-applications</a></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Awardees will agree to write a report on their networking methods and outcomes after the conference by June 3, 2024. FoVea will post these reports on its
website.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Black", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>ELIGIBILITY:
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">An applicant must be a member of the Vision Sciences Community who identifies as a woman, including transgender, intersex, and non-binary individuals. Graduate students, postdoctoral
fellows, research scientists (non-tenure track), or pre-tenure faculty members are eligible.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Black", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>REVIEW PROCESS:
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Applications will be reviewed by a committee consisting of four members of the VSS community with Karen Schloss as Chair. Awards will be announced by early April.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Black", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>REIMBURSEMENT</b></span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>:</b> After VSS, reimbursement will
be processed as a $1000 stipend. Individuals that are not residents of the US for tax purposes may have a withholding tax deducted from the award per Federal and State laws.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><i>FoVea Committee:</i></span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Avenir Book"; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><i>Diane Beck, Mary Peterson, Charisse Pickron, Karen Schloss, Melissa Schoenlein, and Allison Sekuler</i></span></p>
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